Best and worst draft picks in Seahawks history

April 26, 2015 9:05 PM

Jackson was supposed to be a force after a stellar career for the Trojans, but after 6.5 sacks in two seasons with Seattle, Schneider and Carroll -- his college coach -- traded him to the Lions for a sixth-round pick prior to the 2010 season. He was out of the league just three seasons later.

The 5-foot-11, 231-pound Williams was a perfect fit for head coach "Ground Chuck" Knox's system, rushing for 4,579 yards in eight seasons in Seattle. The two-time Pro-Bowler also caught 471 passes for 4,151 yards in his Seahawks career.

King -- Mike Holmgren's first draft choice in Seattle -- never showed his true potential in an injury-plagued five-year career. He racked up 6.0 sacks in 14 games in 2000, but never had more than 3 over the next three seasons.

From 1983 to 1985 Bryant averaged over 10 sacks per season, including 14.5 in 1984. He never approached those kinds of totals afterward, but started 167 games over the span of his 12-year career. Along with fellow defensive linemen Jacob Green and Joe Nash, Bryant formed the "Diehards," a group that started along the D-line from 1982-1989.

McIntosh's career started out well enough, appearing in 14 games in his rookie season and looking like a bookend at right tackle opposite Walter Jones at left. But recurring neck injuries forced him to retire after just two years of NFL football.

Alexander burst onto the NFL scene with a league-leading 14 rushing touchdowns in 2001. He would go on to score 86 more in his Hawks career, including a then-NFL-record 27 in 2005. The three-time Pro-Bowler ended his career as the Seahawks all-time leading rusher with 9,429 yards and 100 touchdowns.

The smallish 5-foot-11, 175-pounder was a starter in just two of his five years in Seattle, and a poor fit when Carroll took the helm in 2010. He was eventually shipped off to Cincinnati for defensive tackle Clinton McDonald in 2011. One year later he was out of the league.

Adams looked fresh-faced when he was drafted in 1994, but he was a grizzled veteran by the time he hung up his helmet 15 seasons later. Adams enjoyed his best seasons with the Ravens, making the Pro Bowl in 2000 and 2001 and winning Super Bowl XXXV as a member of Baltimore's vaunted defense.

In 2005, the only relatively healthy season in Tubbs' career, he managed to start 11 games and pick up 5.5 sacks from his defensive tackle position. But after knee injuries cost him most of 2006 and all of 2007, his NFL career was over.

Galloway's career is a testament to longevity. He caught 283 passes for 4,457 yards and 37 scores in five years with the Seahawks, but had arguably the best season of his 16-year NFL career in 2005 with Tampa Bay, when he caught 83 passes for 1,287 yards and 10 touchdowns at age 34.

After a controversial career on Montlake, Stevens was taken by his hometown team near the end of the 2002 first round. Stevens managed pedestrian numbers with the Hawks, but never turned into a difference maker Holmgren hoped he could be and repeatedly made headlines for all the wrong kinds of reasons.

Guard isn't a sexy pick, but Hutchinson was as good as it gets after his selection in 2001. In five years in Seattle, he was selected All Pro twice, paving the way for Alexander and the team's first Super Bowl appearance. His departure via the "poison pill" leaves some fans steamed, but he's unarguably one of the best O-linemen in franchise history.

A four-year starter for the Demon Deacons, Curry was considered a "sure thing" among scouts. But he sure was a disappointment at the professional level, and Carroll and Schneider shipped him off to Oakland in 2011. He lasted parts of two seasons there before he was released, and retired prior to the 2013 season.

Mawae will be best known for his 8-year run with the New York Jets, but it was the Seahawks who uncovered a gem with their second pick in 1994. The eight-time Pro-Bowler and three-time All-Pro selection started 238 games over his 16-year career for the Hawks, Jets and Tennessee Titans.

A master of self-promotion, "The Boz" never lived up to the hype in Seattle. He played in parts of three seasons with the Hawks, and was more known for his off-the-field persona than his on-field production. Shoulder injuries forced him out of the game in 1989.

With steady production over more than a decade, Green's career is exactly what you would hope for from a first-round pick. The former Aggie starred for 12 seasons in Seattle and still tops the franchise's sacks list with 97.5 -- 24 more than any other Seahawks player.

Mirer earned the starting quarterback job in 1993 and performed well, setting NFL rookie records in passing attempts, completions and yards in 1993. But he fell off dramatically over the next three seasons, throwing just 30 touchdowns with 39 interceptions before being traded to Chicago.

"Big Walt" was a prototypical left tackle for over a decade in Seattle. The former Seminole put up nine Pro-Bowl seasons -- including four where he earned first-team All-Pro selections -- in 12 years and teamed with Hutchinson to create perhaps the best offensive line in football. He will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August.

At 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, Mark McGwire's brother had the athletic pedigree and certainly looked the part, but the former Aztec's career was a nonstarter. McGwire started just five games over four seasons in Seattle, and never developed into a dependable backup, let alone a franchise quarterback. He was out of the league by 1996.

After a sterling career at Miami, Kennedy was a dominant force on the interior of the Seahawks' D-line for 11 years. He was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 after putting up 14.0 sacks, and ended his career with 58.0, still good for fourth on the Hawks' all-time list. He joined Jones on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-1990's team and was enshrined in Canton in 2012.